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American Adaptation and Mrs. Charles Dickens's Plum Pudding

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From: The Journal of American Culture
Date: 20051201
Author:Rossi-Wilcox, Susan M

One may argue that the life-span of cultural traditions can be measured in generations, since everyday foods brought here by émigrés are often relegated to special occasions when celebrated by their offspring. For Anglo Americans, the recipes that head the list are what we non-Brits think of as Christmas dinner. The menu often concludes with plum pudding, the steamed dessert that resembles a cannon ball with a holly sprig hat and flaming base. The cholesterol-rich preparation serves as an excellent example of a dish that would have otherwise been lost to the shifting fashions of American ...

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